Township government · Luzerne County, PA

Huntington Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Huntington Township took in $872 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Federal tax money29%State tax money27%Fees for services2.4%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

29%

of Huntington Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes41%

Individual income tax
26%$227 thousand
Property tax
9.7%$85 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money29%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
29%$252 thousand

State tax money27%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
27%$233 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking84%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Health and hospitals0.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Huntington Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
84%$915 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$915 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$129 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Huntington Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Huntington Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.